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Eric S Hall - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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perceptions of Environmental Health risks among residents in the toxic doughnut opportunities for risk screening and community mobilization
BMC Public Health, 2015Co-Authors: Brandi White, Eric S HallAbstract:Background Surrounded by landfills, and toxic and hazardous facilities, Altgeld Gardens is located in a “toxic doughnut”. With high rates of Environmentally-related conditions, residents have called for a community-based Environmental Health assessment to improve overall Health in their community. The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes and beliefs of Environmental Health risks of Altgeld’s residents which would assist community organizing efforts and provide the groundwork for a community-based Environmental Health assessment.
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perceptions of Environmental Health risks among residents in the toxic doughnut opportunities for risk screening and community mobilization
BMC Public Health, 2015Co-Authors: Brandi White, Eric S HallAbstract:Surrounded by landfills, and toxic and hazardous facilities, Altgeld Gardens is located in a “toxic doughnut”. With high rates of Environmentally-related conditions, residents have called for a community-based Environmental Health assessment to improve overall Health in their community. The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes and beliefs of Environmental Health risks of Altgeld’s residents which would assist community organizing efforts and provide the groundwork for a community-based Environmental Health assessment. A questionnaire was designed and administered to 42 Altgeld residents who also participated in focus groups to assess their perceptions of Environmental Health risks. All participants were Altgeld residents for at least two years and were fairly representative of the broader community. Physical and social hazards were primarily identified as posing risks to participants’ family and the broader community. Physical hazards included the dumping of hazardous waste and landfills; social hazards were crime and drugs. These findings have been useful in community organizing efforts and in program planning for local community-based organizations and public Health agencies. The results have also been used to prioritize Health and Environmental risk issues impacting the community.
G P Morris - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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injury prevention a strategic priority for Environmental Health
Public Health, 2010Co-Authors: David H Stone, G P MorrisAbstract:Summary Injury results from the acute transfer of energy (or the acute lack of a vital element) from the environment to human tissue. It is thus, ipso facto , an ‘Environmental Health' issue par excellence . This paper argues that injury consequently deserves consideration as a major strategic priority by Environmental Health professionals. Two international agreements concerning children's Health and the environment have major implications for safety. The Children's Environmental Health Action Plan for Europe (CEHAPE) and the European Environmental Health Strategy make reference to the need for improved evidence and greater co-operation between the Environmental and Health sectors. CEHAPE is particularly relevant to safety as it focuses on four regional priority goals, the second of which refers to the prevention and reduction of Health consequences from injuries by promoting safe, secure and supportive human settlements for all children. The natural strategic ‘home' for injury prevention may therefore lie within Environmental Health, a domain from which it has generally been excluded. In support of this assertion, Scotland's recent policy initiative on the environment and human Health ‘Good Places, Better Health' is cited, where injury in children up to 8 years of age is one of four child Health priorities being tackled during its initial implementation. An important test of the initiative may be its capacity to inform policy, practice and research in the field of injury prevention and safety promotion. If successful, it will help to validate the Environmental Health approach to a field that remains relatively neglected by public agencies, policy makers, practitioners and researchers.
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injury prevention a strategic priority for Environmental Health
Injury Prevention, 2010Co-Authors: David H Stone, G P MorrisAbstract:Injury results from the acute transfer of energy from the environment to human tissue. It is thus, ipso facto, an Environmental Health issue par excellence. In this paper, we argue that injury consequently deserves consideration as a major strategic priority by Environmental Health professionals. Two international agreements concerning children's Health and the environment have major implications for safety. The Children's Environmental Health Action Plan for Europe (CEHAPE) and the European Environmental Health Strategy (SCALE) refer to the need for improved evidence and greater co-operation between the Environmental and Health sectors. CEHAPE is particularly relevant to safety as it focuses on four regional priority goals, the second of which refers to the prevention and reduction of Health consequences from injuries by promoting safe, secure and supportive human settlements for all children. The natural strategic home for injury prevention may therefore lie within Environmental Health, a domain from which it has generally been excluded. In support of this assertion, we cite Scotland's recent policy initiative on environment and human Health Good Places, Better Health where injury in children up to 8 years of age is one of four child Health priorities being tackled during its initial implementation. An important test of the initiative may be its capacity to inform policy, practice and research in the field of injury prevention and safety promotion. If successful, it will help to validate the Environmental Health approach to a field that remains relatively neglected by public agencies, policy makers, practitioners and researchers.
Rainer Fehr - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Environmental Health impact assessment evaluation of a ten step model
Epidemiology, 1999Co-Authors: Rainer FehrAbstract:“Environmental impact assessment” denotes the attempt to predict and assess the impact of development projects on the environment. A component dealing specifically with human Health is often called an “Environmental Health impact assessment.” It is widely held that such impact assessment offers uniq
Bonnie Rogers - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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occupational and Environmental Health nursing ethics and professionalism
AAOHN Journal, 2012Co-Authors: Bonnie RogersAbstract:This article provides an overview of ethical issues related to the practice of occupational and Environmental Health nursing and possible strategies for resolution. Also, professionalism related to professional growth and advancing the specialty is discussed.
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incorporating Environmental Health into pediatric medical and nursing education
Environmental Health Perspectives, 2004Co-Authors: Leyla Erk Mccurdy, Bonnie Rogers, James S Roberts, Rebecca Love, Ruth A Etzel, Jerome A Paulson, Nsedu Obot Witherspoon, Allen DearryAbstract:Pediatric medical and nursing education currently lacks the Environmental Health content necessary to appropriately prepare pediatric Health care professionals to prevent, recognize, manage, and treat Environmental-exposure–related disease. Leading Health institutions have recognized the need for improvements in Health professionals’ Environmental Health education. Parents are seeking answers about the impact of Environmental toxicants on their children. Given the biologic, psychological, and social differences between children and adults, there is a need for Environmental Health education specific to children. The National Environmental Education and Training Foundation, in partnership with the Children’s Environmental Health Network, created two working groups, one with expertise in medical education and one with expertise in nursing education. The working groups reviewed the transition from undergraduate student to professional to assess where in those processes pediatric Environmental Health could be emphasized. The medical education working group recommended increasing education about children’s Environmental Health in the medical school curricula, in residency training, and in continuing medical education. The group also recommended the expansion of fellowship training in children’s Environmental Health. Similarly, the nursing working group recommended increasing children’s Environmental Health content at the undergraduate, graduate, and continuing nursing education levels. Working groups also identified the key medical and nursing organizations that would be important in leveraging these changes. A concerted effort to prioritize pediatric Environmental Health by governmental organizations and foundations is essential in providing the resources and expertise to set policy and provide the tools for teaching pediatric Environmental Health to Health care providers.
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occupational and Environmental Health nursing concepts and practice
2003Co-Authors: Bonnie RogersAbstract:1. Work and Health: Trends and Challenges 2. Historical Perspectives in Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 3. The Nature and Practice of Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 4. Roles of the Occupational and Environmental Health Nurse 5. Epidemiology 6. Developing Occupational and Environmental Health Services and Programs: A Conceptual Model 7. Using Interdisciplinary Knowledge to Assess Work and the Work Environment 8. Environmental Health NEW! 9. Assessing the Organization 10. Workers as Clients: Health Assessment and Surveillance 11. Clinical Practice in Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 12. Case Management NEW! 13. Health Promotion and Health Protection 14. Management Concepts, Principles, and Applications 15. Legal Responsibility in Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing Practice 16. Research in Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 17. Ethical Perspectives in Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing Practice 18. International Occupational Health NEW! 19. Professionalism in Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing Practice NEW! 20. Future Perspectives in Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing
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expanding horizons integrating Environmental Health in occupational Health nursing
AAOHN Journal, 1998Co-Authors: Bonnie Rogers, Ann R CoxAbstract:1. Environmental hazards are ubiquitous. Many exist in the workplace or occur as a result of work process exposures. 2. Environmental Health is a natural component of the expanding practice of occupational Health nursing. 3. AAOHN's vision for occupational and Environmental Health will continue to set the standard and provide leadership in the specialty.
Kenneth Olden - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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genomics in Environmental Health research opportunities and challenges
Toxicology, 2004Co-Authors: Kenneth OldenAbstract:Abstract Environmental Health research impacts both Environmental Health regulatory policy and the practice of medicine. However, this area of medical research has not garnered public support and attention of medical researchers because of its emphasis on prevention and public Health. Also, the pervasiveness of a scientific culture wedded to old problems and outdated technologies and models systems has not been helpful in generating enthusiasm for the field. While the emphasis on prevention is both laudable and appropriate, the adoption of cutting-edge technologies to exploit the new scientific opportunities, made possible by the nation’s investment in genomics, is essential if the discipline expects to be competitive with other highly deserving programs. The new ‘omics’ era of Environmental Health research, ushered in over the past decade, characterized by the linkage of genomics, proteomics and metabolomics to conventional toxicology and pathology databases, holds great promise for elucidating mechanisms of gene–environment interaction in human Health and disease. These combined approaches will allow one to monitor multiple molecular events, pathways and interactive networks simultaneously—a requirement for elucidating toxic mechanisms. But, before embracing the ‘omics’ technologies as the ‘be all-end all;’ they need to be validated for their predictive capacities in large-scale multi-institutional studies, such as those described in this article.
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a bold new direction for Environmental Health research
American Journal of Public Health, 2001Co-Authors: Kenneth Olden, Janet Guthrie, Sheila A NewtonAbstract:The biotechnology revolution has opened new opportunities for addressing current inadequacies in decision making regarding Environmental Health. Strategic investments need to be made (1) to develop high-throughput technologies that could accelerate toxicity testing and generate a mechanistic understanding of toxicity, (2) to incorporate individual susceptibility into risk assessments, and (3) to establish a rational basis for testing and regulatory decision making. New initiatives of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, including the Environmental Genome Project and the Toxicogenomics Center, are discussed.